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WATER SUPPLY (SAFETY AND RELIABILITY) ACT 2008 - SECT 371F Criteria for approving manual

WATER SUPPLY (SAFETY AND RELIABILITY) ACT 2008 - SECT 371F

Criteria for approving manual

371F Criteria for approving manual

The Minister may approve the flood mitigation manual only if satisfied—

(a) the manual complies with section 371D ; and
(b) the carrying out of the operational strategies and operational procedures under the manual would minimise risk to human life and safety; and
(c) the manual achieves an appropriate balance in relation to each of the following—
(i) preventing failure of the dam, including, for example, by protecting the structural integrity of the dam;
(ii) minimising risk to property;
(iii) minimising disruption to transport;
(iv) maintaining the full supply level for the dam after a flood event;
(v) minimising environmental impacts on the stability of banks of watercourses and on riparian flora and fauna.